[W] hile the citizens of this state may not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place at any particular moment, they do have a reasonable expectation that their every move will not be continuously and indefinitely monitored by a technical device without their knowledge, except where a warrant has been issued based on probable cause.

"[W] hile empty chairs for America's defenders were placed at Thanksgiving dinner tables in many homes, many other seats were filled with anxious Americans who are facing their own personal battles and struggles," Pence says in the latest weekly GOP radio and Web address.

All of this is small solace for frustrated fans when they see New York lose low-scoring games the past two against the Mets notwithstanding hile their regular designated hitter remains mired below the Mendoza line.

Senate Intelligence Committee member Ron Wyden (D-OR) recently noted that "[w] hile 'just trust us' has passed as informed national security debate in this country for eight years, it hasn't resulted in good national security policy .... there is classified information that the public and the majority of my colleagues have not seen that ... is essential to understanding the full scope of this issue."